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Galloway Woman Named Auxilian Of The Year By AtlantiCare

Kathleen Cantwell was recognized during the auxiliary's annual luncheon on June 19 at Gourmet Italian Cuisine in Galloway.

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Galloway Township woman has been named Auxilian of the Year by the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (ARMC) Mainland Auxiliary. Kathleen Cantwell was recognized during the auxiliary’s annual luncheon on June 19 at Gourmet Italian Cuisine in Galloway, ARMC announced on Thursday.

“Kathy has been a valuable volunteer at the Auxiliary-run Pine Cone Gift Shop over the last five years,” ARMC Mainland Campus Auxiliary President Charmaine DellaNeve, of Galloway, said. “After a career in nursing, Kathy decided to give back in other ways, and began volunteering at the ARMC Auxiliary’s gift shop at Mainland Campus. She brings compassion and a big heart to the Auxiliary, and her shifts are filled with laughter and great stories”

AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center’s Mainland Auxiliary raises funds for patient services throughout the ARMC Mainland Campus. The Roger B. Hansen Center for Childbirth, the Heart Institute, and the Progressive Cardiac Care and Acute Care for the Elderly units are among the services Auxiliary support has benefited.

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It has raised more than $2 million to benefit patient services at ARMC Mainland since it was founded in 1974. In 2013, the Auxiliary pledged $500,000 to support the expansion of ARMC’s Mainland Campus. The first phase of the project opened in 2015.

Attached image provided by AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Auxiliary: From left to right are Susan Battaglia, RN, assistant vice president, Nursing, ARMC Mainland Campus; Kathleen Cantwell, Auxilian of the Year; and Charmaine DellaNeve, president, ARMC Mainland Auxiliary.

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